Re: KIS ASS

[avc@netnamesusa.com (Antony Van Couvering)]

At 05:49 PM 2/1/98 -0600, Karl Denninger wrote:

>IMHO, Mr. Postel, who recently tried to put in place a way to hijack the
>roots, deserves to end up EXACTLY where Eugene is right now - facing 
>federal criminal charges.
>

Karl,

Where would you put NSI, who have effectively hijacked the roots?  Or the
U.S. Gov't, for that matter?

Overnight, the Internet mode of opeation has changed from bottom-up
cooperation to top-down diktat.  Jon was "ordered", to quote the Washington
Post, to point everything at NSI.

I thought the roots didn't belong to anyone, that they existed and ran
smoothly as a result of root server operators' consensus.

Until yesterday, no-one had challenged Jon Postel's authority to do what he
thought was best with regard to the roots, because he has earned the
respect of those operators.

You have long been an expert at seeing power grabs where none existed.  Now
that there is one with huge implications for the Internet, right in front
of your eyes, your only reaction is to be first in line to kick one of the
fathers of the Internet while he is down.  Bravo.

Antony